For the academic year 2022-2023, the average acceptance rate of Tennessee Colleges is 61.12%. The yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 25.53%. A total of 208,557 have applied, 127,474 admitted, and 32,541 students have enrolled one of Tennessee Colleges.
Of the Tennessee colleges, Vanderbilt University is the tightest school to admit with 6.67% acceptance rate, and Visible Music College has the second lowest acceptance rate of 20.41%.
You can check the 5-year acceptance rate changes of Tennessee Colleges.
Acceptance Rates & Admission Statistics Comparison Table
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2023 Acceptance Rates Comparison Table Between Tennessee Colleges | School Name | Applicants | Admitted |
Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Admission Yield |
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Academy of Allied Health CareersChattanooga, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Allied Health Careers InstituteMurfreesboro, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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American Baptist CollegeNashville, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Arnolds Beauty SchoolMilan, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Austin Peay State UniversityClarksville, TN | 6,362 | 5,969 | 1,465 |
93.82% | 24.54% |
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Austin's Beauty College IncClarksville, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Baptist Health Sciences UniversityMemphis, TN | 281 | 115 | 39 |
40.93% | 33.91% |
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Belmont UniversityNashville, TN | 9,163 | 8,821 | 1,917 |
96.27% | 21.73% |
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Bethel UniversityMcKenzie, TN | 2,489 | 2,210 | 456 |
88.79% | 20.63% |
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Brillare Beauty InstituteCleveland, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Bryan College-DaytonDayton, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Career Beauty CollegeLawrenceburg, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Carson-Newman UniversityJefferson City, TN | 2,928 | 2,336 | 301 |
79.78% | 12.89% |
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Chattanooga College Medical Dental and Technical CareersChattanooga, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Chattanooga State Community CollegeChattanooga, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Christian Brothers UniversityMemphis, TN | 877 | 767 | 175 |
87.46% | 22.82% |
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Cleveland State Community CollegeCleveland, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Columbia State Community CollegeColumbia, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Concorde Career College-MemphisMemphis, TN | 625 | 595 | 371 |
95.20% | 62.35% |
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Cumberland UniversityLebanon, TN | 2,137 | 1,415 | 629 |
66.21% | 44.45% |
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Dyersburg State Community CollegeDyersburg, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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East Tennessee State UniversityJohnson City, TN | 9,609 | 8,193 | 2,056 |
85.26% | 25.09% |
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EduMed PartnersGoodlettsville, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Elite College of CosmetologyLexington, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Empire Beauty School-E MemphisMemphis, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Empire Beauty School-JacksonJackson, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Empire Beauty School-NashvilleBrentwood, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Fisk UniversityNashville, TN | 7,268 | 5,158 | 323 |
70.97% | 6.26% |
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Fortis Institute-CookevilleCookeville, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Fortis Institute-NashvilleNashville, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Franklin Hair Academy School of CosmetologyFranklin, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Freed-Hardeman UniversityHenderson, TN | 1,067 | 973 | 331 |
91.19% | 34.02% |
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Galen Health Institutes-Nashville CampusNashville, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Genesis Career College-CookevilleCookeville, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Genesis Career College-LebanonLebanon, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Gould's AcademyMemphis, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Gould's AcademyBartlett, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Health-Tech Institute of MemphisMemphis, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Image Maker Beauty InstituteHendersonville, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Jackson State Community CollegeJackson, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Jenny Lea Academy of CosmetologyJohnson City, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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John A Gupton CollegeNashville, TN | 23 | 14 | 14 |
60.87% | 100.00% |
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Johnson UniversityKnoxville, TN | 443 | 280 | 163 |
63.21% | 58.21% |
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King UniversityBristol, TN | 875 | 532 | 152 |
60.80% | 28.57% |
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Lane CollegeJackson, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Le Moyne-Owen CollegeMemphis, TN | 451 | 449 | 121 |
99.56% | 26.95% |
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Lee UniversityCleveland, TN | 2,014 | 1,462 | 517 |
72.59% | 35.36% |
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Lincoln College of Technology-NashvilleNashville, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Lincoln Memorial UniversityHarrogate, TN | 2,347 | 1,842 | 367 |
78.48% | 19.92% |
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Lipscomb UniversityNashville, TN | 3,705 | 2,635 | 699 |
71.12% | 26.53% |
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Love Beauty School IncManchester, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Maryville CollegeMaryville, TN | 2,361 | 1,641 | 278 |
69.50% | 16.94% |
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Massage Institute of MemphisMemphis, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Master's Barber & Styling CollegeOld Hickory, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Meridian Institute of Surgical AssistingNashville, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Mid-South Christian CollegeMemphis, TN | 8 | 8 | 5 |
100.00% | 62.50% |
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Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro, TN | 12,868 | 9,335 | 2,805 |
72.54% | 30.05% |
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Miller-Motte College-ChattanoogaChattanooga, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Milligan UniversityMilligan, TN | 844 | 563 | 175 |
66.71% | 31.08% |
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Mind Body InstituteMadison, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Motlow State Community CollegeTullahoma, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Mr Wayne's School of Unisex Hair DesignCookeville, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Nashville Film InstituteNashville, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Nashville State Community CollegeNashville, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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North Central InstituteClarksville, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Northeast State Community CollegeBlountville, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Nossi College of ArtNashville, TN | 245 | 139 | 68 |
56.73% | 48.92% |
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Paul Mitchell the School-KnoxvilleKnoxville, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Paul Mitchell the School-MemphisMemphis, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Paul Mitchell the School-MurfreesboroMurfreesboro, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Paul Mitchell the School-Murfreesboro-NashvilleHendersonville, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Pellissippi State Community CollegeKnoxville, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Pentecostal Theological SeminaryCleveland, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Queen City CollegeClarksville, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Remington College-KnoxvilleKnoxville, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Remington College-Memphis CampusMemphis, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Remington College-Nashville CampusNashville, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rhodes CollegeMemphis, TN | 5,253 | 2,832 | 477 |
53.91% | 16.84% |
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Roane State Community CollegeHarriman, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Ross Medical Education Center-Johnson CityJohnson City, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Ross Medical Education Center-KnoxvilleKnoxville, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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SAE Institute of Technology-NashvilleNashville, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Sandra Academy of Salon ServicesNew Tazewell, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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South CollegeKnoxville, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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South College-NashvilleNashville, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Southern Adventist UniversityCollegedale, TN | 2,490 | 1,638 | 627 |
65.78% | 38.28% |
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Southwest Tennessee Community CollegeMemphis, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Strayer University-Knoxville CampusKnoxville, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Strayer University-Nashville CampusNashville, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Strayer University-Shelby Oaks CampusMemphis, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Strayer University-TennesseeMemphis, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Studio 75 Hair AcademyMillington, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Sweetwater Institute of CosmetologySweetwater, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Tennessee College of Applied Technology NashvilleNashville, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Tennessee College of Applied Technology NorthwestNewbern, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Tennessee College of Applied Technology-AthensAthens, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Tennessee College of Applied Technology-CrossvilleCrossville, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Tennessee College of Applied Technology-CrumpCrump, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Tennessee College of Applied Technology-DicksonDickson, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Tennessee College of Applied Technology-ElizabethtonElizabethton, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Tennessee College of Applied Technology-HarrimanHarriman, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Tennessee College of Applied Technology-HartsvilleHartsville, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Henry/CarrollParis, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Tennessee College of Applied Technology-HohenwaldHohenwald, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Tennessee College of Applied Technology-JacksboroJacksboro, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Tennessee College of Applied Technology-JacksonJackson, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Tennessee College of Applied Technology-KnoxvilleKnoxville, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Tennessee College of Applied Technology-LivingstonLivingston, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McKenzieMcKenzie, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McMinnvilleMcMinnville, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Tennessee College of Applied Technology-MemphisMemphis, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Tennessee College of Applied Technology-MorristownMorristown, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Tennessee College of Applied Technology-MurfreesboroMurfreesboro, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Oneida-HuntsvilleHuntsville, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Tennessee College of Applied Technology-PulaskiPulaski, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Tennessee College of Applied Technology-ShelbyvilleShelbyville, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Tennessee School of Beauty of Knoxville IncKnoxville, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Tennessee State UniversityNashville, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Tennessee Technological UniversityCookeville, TN | 7,229 | 5,646 | 2,050 |
78.10% | 36.31% |
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Tennessee Wesleyan UniversityAthens, TN | 968 | 588 | 200 |
60.74% | 34.01% |
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The Hair Academy LLCFayetteville, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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The Salon Professional Academy-NashvilleNashville, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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The University of Tennessee Health Science CenterMemphis, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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The University of Tennessee SouthernPulaski, TN | 608 | 488 | 209 |
80.26% | 42.83% |
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The University of Tennessee-ChattanoogaChattanooga, TN | 8,345 | 6,897 | 2,246 |
82.65% | 32.56% |
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The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, TN | 36,290 | 24,826 | 6,846 |
68.41% | 27.58% |
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The University of Tennessee-MartinMartin, TN | 5,502 | 4,866 | 1,107 |
88.44% | 22.75% |
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The University of the SouthSewanee, TN | 4,578 | 2,395 | 416 |
52.32% | 17.37% |
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Trevecca Nazarene UniversityNashville, TN | 1,658 | 1,175 | 378 |
70.87% | 32.17% |
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Tusculum UniversityGreeneville, TN | 1,369 | 1,110 | 146 |
81.08% | 13.15% |
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Union UniversityJackson, TN | 2,839 | 1,492 | 334 |
52.55% | 22.39% |
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University of MemphisMemphis, TN | 15,767 | 14,916 | 2,414 |
94.60% | 16.18% |
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Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN | 46,377 | 3,093 | 1,619 |
6.67% | 52.34% |
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Vibe Barber CollegeMemphis, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Visible Music CollegeMemphis, TN | 294 | 60 | 45 |
20.41% | 75.00% |
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Volunteer State Community CollegeGallatin, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Walters State Community CollegeMorristown, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Welch CollegeGallatin, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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William R Moore College of TechnologyMemphis, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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Williamson Christian CollegeFranklin, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Average | 5,488 | 3,355 | 856 | 61.12% | 25.53% |
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*The admission data is updated with academic year 2022-2023 data from National Center For Education Statistics (September 2, 2023).
Tennessee Colleges with Outstanding Admission Statistics
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